Shed for airships, aeroplanes, and the like



G. HERVIEU AND P. M. G. MARECHAL. SHED FOR AIRSHIPS, AEROPLANES, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 1UNE19, 1918. 1,353,956. Patentedsept. 28,1920.

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Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

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G HEnvlEu AND P M G MARECHAL y SHED FOR AIRSHIPS, AEROPLANES, AND THE LIKE. 1,353,956.

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SHED FOR AIRSHIPS, AEROPLANES, AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED IUNE I9, 191s.

1,353,956. Pandsept. 28,1920.

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fGAs'rv HRvIEo Aivn PIRRE iVLARI GEORGES MACHAL, orLoiSON, GLAND.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known lthat we, GASTON HnRvInU and Pinnen MARIE Gnonens MA'RCHAL, citizens' of Athe French Republic, residing at London, England, have invented `certain new an'd useful Improvements in Sheds for Airsliips, Aeroplanes, and the like, o'f which the following is a specification. Y

This invention relates to sheds for airships, aeroplanes and the like, and refers to an improved'construction of building of the class in question, which enables the shed or the like to `be `erected or put together with great facility, the structure moreover being extremely light and yet far stronger than the ordinary shed as at present constructed; A primary object of the invention is to construct the principal units or members of the framework, in such a way that they are eX- tremely strong,V are easily adapted' tobe placed in position upon the ground, Vcan easilyv be transported from place to place and rapidly put together whenthe shed has to be erected.

Another object of the invention is to provide bridges or their equivalents at the eaves and'beneath the ridge, which bridges facili-v tate the placing'in position l.of the canvas for the walls and roof and enable access to be obtained to a balloon or the like inthe shed.

Another object of the invention is to provide, preferably in connection with the bridges located beneath the eaves, lacing boards vfor facilitating the attachment of the canvas for the walls and'roof'.

Another object of the inventionis to construct the canvas covering constituting Vthe roof in such a way that naps are formed at theLA edges which are attached in a special manner in order to prevent the entry of wet and toenable the structure to withstand wind pressure. Y Y.

Other minor objects of the invention will be pointed out in the description, with refrence to the accompanying drawing.v

In order that the said' invention may be clearly understood it will now be described with4 reference to the said drawings, in which;

Figure l is a front elevation ofthe frame-k work of the shed; in oositio'n, intended more particularly. to illustrate the construction of one of the principal units.

Fig. l2L is a yplan of asection of the roof,

' Appiication fired June 1a,V

Specification of tters xPatent. Pathtd Sept. 1920.

isis. 'serial Nb. 240,868;

' and Fig; lb is a side elevation of portion of the framework of the shed.

Fig-2 isa detail view on an enlarged scale showing the method of securing the roof portion-to the top of the stanchions, and illustrating also one of the bridges and the board for lacing vthe canvas covering to the structure.

. Fig; 3 is a side view showing the method of Ylacing the canvas covering to the roof and sides.

Fig; 3a `is a detail view showing a rear portion of the lacing board seen from the inside of the shed.

c Aligfl? is a sectional OfFlg. 2;

Figs. 4 and 5 show sections of the membersused for the construction of the principal unitsofl the framework. f

Fig. 6 shows complete shed erected with the covering in position.

The same letters of reference are employed to denote the same parts in all the views.

In the present instance each of the principal constructional units comprises two triangular stanchions ortrusses connected at their upper end by arched portions to be hereinafter' described. Each of the triangular stanchions consistsrof vertical members al, buttress members a2, horizontal struts a3 andv diagonal struts a4'.

plan on the line 3-3 from constructi nal members illustrated in section atr Figs. l and 5, in which the ,table b of the member is composed of wood having a groove c into which the web portiongd is inserted and in which it is glued, the whole being made secure by means of screws@ or in some cases, the element may be made of double 'T section comprising two webs d each glued into a corresponding groove and fixed in Aposition by means of screws e. 1 .Each of the stanchions or trusses is pr'ovided with 'a lower horizontal member or sill f,- adapted to rest upon the ground.

The-portion of the principal unit connectingv the side stanchions comprises' a laminated arch g, the parts of which are bolted together. It may be constructed with the use of a templet to give the required form. The laminated portion of the arch is supported by means of struts 7L and in the neighborhood of the eaves by laminated struts which are in turn connected to rafters 7c extending from the tops of the stanchions at the eaves to the ridge m, as will be seen.A clearly inthe drawing.

'Any' suitable fish plates, corner plates, brackets or the like lmay be provided at the joints in the ordinaryway for holdingthe parts together. The lower ends of the arch memberl and the adjacent vertical'vmei'nbers' v lo are supported by brackets .11 carriedby and'located some distance from the topjof Vthe verticall members'V at of'I the triangular stanchions, while the outer ends of the rafter Ic vvare secured'tothe top of the stanchions by plates 11C;

.Inerectingthe structure any suitable number of these principal units are provided and they vare raised into a vertical pofsiticn at suitable distances apart. They are connected together by 'longitudinally Y eX- tending stretchers located at the ridge m at'.

the slo e of the roof 'n 2 at the eaves and Y V up the sides of the s'tanchions at r. The con* structional units at the end ofthe structure are placed somewhat closer together,a s

f' shown at the right of Fig. 1b and these units Aare connected together by stretchers'rfarranged at short intervals apart, so asrto form a' ladder topermit easy accessto'the bridges at the eaves and at the ridge. The various units may be furthervstrengthened by the provision of diagonal struts r2, and

diagonally varrangedropes or cables r3,.as

shown in Fig. 1b. Underneath the ridge m at verticallydisposed planks onbeams, only the tops of which are seen in Fig. l, by means of which accessmay be obtained to the top of the airship or the like housed in the shed. This: bridge also facilitates the process of erection of the shed. Other bridges wk are also provided, one onv each l side'coming underneaththeeavesfor facilitating the erection of the shed andV for obl tainingy access to the sides of thel airship orth'e like.1 Y Y These bridges are formed in sections adapted to fit between the principal units, as shownvin Fig. 3b, and have rigidly connected'to them lthe lacing boards about t0 be described. Y s

- The'method of attaching the canvas covering will be understood'from the enlarged detail shown at Fig. 2, vwhich fw shows the' andfboltedto Vthe main framework and tending longitudinally beneath the eaves and wthe lacing board attached hQl'eO T0 v j the bottom of f the-king post s is a bridge t formed by two Vat the-base'of the'sides.

the inner side ofthe lacing board is secured a rod or rods 2 by means of eye bolts or the like.` VThe canvas covering 1() for the walls of thestructure is provided'with a series of VeyestFig. 3)V `atyits ,upper edge through upperv edge of the boardV through l(the next eye of the covering and soon. rl`he covering is attached in a similar manner to the bottom of the sidewalls by means of a lacing kboard 3 (Fig. 6), as will be readily understood, but/in this 'case the rod k2 may, if necessary be dispensed-with .and the board perforated to receive the rope or cord as shown in Fig. 6.-

The canvas covering lla of theroof portion,'which"is kentirely separate from vthe covering of the walls of the struct-ure has attached toits edges la iap or extension 1lb having a series ofi'eyes formed thereon by means offwhichfsaid lcovering is secured to the' inner side ofthe lacing board to the longitudinal rods 2. In this case the ropes l2 are successivelyf'passed `through the eyes of the flap 1lb under the.v rod 2 and up lthrough the .next adjacent eye as will be clearly'seen in Fig. 3a.V Theredges ofthe canvas Yroof-covering lltlare arranged to overlap the top edge of the canvas covering l0 of the sides as shownin Figs. 2 and 3, andthese edges are also provided with eyes or the like for theropes 4a, 4b, secured theretolin themanner known. Vas crow feet in connection with the rigging of balloons, lthe ropes in being attached tothe lacingboard 3 The lacing boards fenable the slack of the canvas to betaken up whenv the vcanvas is stretched while-the method of lacing enables a perfectly tightj'oint to be obtained pre` venting the entry V`of wind or rain to the interior of the shed. j Y Y Whenjthe structure is erected, bags con? taining. ballast or other` suitable weighting means may be provided, placed in the sills f Vin order togive the structure theV desired stability;

Any necessary guy ropes such as those indicated at 6, Fig. 6, are provided suitably anchored to the ground.r

The ends of the shed are closed by means ofcanvas curtains arranged so as'to form the shape of the prow of a vessel. These curtains are attached to the inneredge of the end principal unit, by means Yof .alacing board asA previously described, and the lcurtains 'are provided with any desired number of rows of ropes forming guys properly anchored to the ground. The eneral arrangement will b e seen clearly vat ig. 6.

It willv be understood that the minor de tails of constructions may be varied without departing from the principle of the invention.

Vfliat we claim and rdesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of America is l. ii a shed f r airsliips, aeroplanes, and the like comprising in combination series of principal constructional units consisting of a roof portion supported by triangular stanchions at each side, stretchers between said units located at suitable intervals apart, at the central ridge along the rafters, at the eaves and up the stancliions, bridges be-v tween said units located at tlie'eaves and beneath the central ridOe, covering means for said structure, boards secured to the bridges located at the eaves, and means on said boards for supporting the covering ineans.

2. In a shed for airships, aeroplanes, and the like comprising in combination a series of principal constructional units consisting of a roof portion supported by triangular stanchions at each side; stretcliers between said units located at suitable intervals apart at the central ridge, along the rafters at the eaves and up tlie staiichions, bridges between said units located at the eaves and beneath said central ridge, covering means for said structure, boards secured to the bridges located at the eaves, longitudinal rods secured to the inner faces of said boards by eyes, and ineans for lacing said covering means to said rods.

3. In a shed for airsliips, aeroplanes, and the like comprising in combination a series of principal constructional units consisting i of a roof portion supported by triangular stanchions at each side, stretchers between said units located at suitable intervals apart at the central ridge along the rafters, at the eaves and up the stanchions, bridges between said units located at the eaves and beneath the central ridge lacing boards fixed to the bridges located at the eaves between said units, other lacing boards at the bases of the stanchions, rods secured to the inner faces of said first named boards, canvas covering for said roof, a flap secured to the edges of said covering and adapted to eX- tend to the inner face of said first named lacing boards, ineans for securing said flap to the rods secured tothe inner faces of the lacing boards, and means for securing the edges of said covering to the lacing board secured to the stanchions at their base.

Ll. In a shed for airsliips, aeroplanes, and the like comprising in combination a series of principal constructional units consisting of a roof portion supported by triangular stanchions at each side; stretchers between said units locatedv at suitable intervals apart at the central ridge along the rafters at the eaves and up the stanchions, bridges between said units located at the eaves and beneath the central ridge, lacing boards fixed to the bridges located at the eaves between said units, lacing boards located at the base of the stanchions, rods secured to the inner faces of said irst named lacing boards, canvas covering for said roof, means for securing the outer edges of said covering to the lacing boards located at the base of the stancliions, a flap secured to the inner edges of said covering and extending to the inner sides of the lacing boa-rds secured to tlie bridges at the eaves, rods secured to the inner face of said boards, ineans for securing said flap to the rods, canvas covering for the sides of the structure and means for supporting the upper edges of said side covering adjacent said first named lacing boards by ropes passing over the upper edges of the said lacing boards and under the rods secured to the inner faces thereof.

5. In a slied for airships, aeroplanes, and the like, a frainework for the walls and roof` a covering for the walls and a covering for the roof, the latter covering being provided with a flap around the edge so that the covering at the top of the wall can be inserted between the edge of the covering for the roof and such flap, and means for holding the edge of theI covering and the flap in position on each side of the top of the covering for the wall, for the purposes set forth.

GASTON iiEiiviiiU. PIERRE iiiRiE GEORGES MARECHAL.

Witnesses:

A. E. VIDAL, N. E. L. CREW. 

